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Tuesday shapes as D-Day for Turnbull and ETS

CANBERRA, Nov 23 AAP - The future of Malcolm Turnbull's leadership and the government's emissions trading scheme may well be decided on Tuesday after five weeks of uncertainty.

Two crucial votes, one in the coalition partyroom, and one expected in the Senate this week possibly as early as Tuesday, hold the key to Mr Turnbull's grip on the helm of the party and the shape of the nation's action on climate change.

In its latest World Economic Outlook, released in Istanbul on Thursday, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) jacked up its Australian gross domestic product (GDP) forecasts.

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'Your move' : Obama to world after engagement push

WASHINGTON, Sept 23 AFP - US President Barack Obama sent a clear message to the world on Wednesday: he is looking for payback for his swift action in ending an era of swaggering US unilateralism.

Obama's debut speech to the UN General Assembly marked a pivot point in the new administration's emerging foreign policy and an attempt to seek dividends from a new style of muscular engagement through multilateral fora.

PRAGUE, Sept 17 AP - US President Barack Obama has decided to scrap plans for a US missile defence shield in the Czech Republic and Poland that had deeply angered Russia, the Czech prime minister confirmed on Thursday.

NATO's new chief hailed the move as "a positive step" and a Russian analyst said the move will increase the chances that Russia will cooperate more closely with the United States in the dispute over Iran's nuclear program.

MELBOURNE, Sept 10 AAP - A double dissolution may be on the cards if the federal opposition does not pass its health insurance reforms, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has hinted.

The legislation, which would allow the government to means test private health insurance rebates for singles earning more than $75,000 a year and couples earning $150,000 a year, was defeated in the Senate on Wednesday night.

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Australian stimulus backed by G20 agreement, Swan says

LONDON, Sept 5 AAP - Australia's approach to economic stimulus has been supported by a renewed commitment from G20 nations to carry on with measures to boost the global economy despite signs of a recovery, Treasurer Wayne Swan says.

Speaking after a meeting of finance ministers from the G20 group of developed and developing countries in London on Saturday, Swan said Opposition calls to rein in stimulus spending are out of touch.

CANBERRA, Sept 2 AAP - The Australian economy grew at its fastest pace in more than a year in the three months to June, buoyed by the federal government's stimulus measures and near record-low interest rates.

Australia is in better shape than other major advanced economies which have suffered at the hands of the global recession, but economists say this means the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is likely to lift interest rates sooner rather than later.

WASHINGTON, Aug 31 AFP - US President Barack Obama has called on Tokyo to maintain a strong alliance with Washington, while Asia-Pacific leaders have sought closer ties out of the historic shift in power after Japan's general election.

But Russia's politicians have sent mixed signals and analysts doubt Yukio Hatoyama's centre-left Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) will change much in relations with Moscow, despite his professed desire to improve ties.

CANBERRA, Dec 15 AAP - The federal government is pushing ahead with its controversial plan to filter the internet, saying illegal material can be blocked "with 100 per cent accuracy and negligible impact on internet speed".

Labor will introduce legislation next year requiring all service providers to ban "refused classification" material hosted on overseas servers.

"Most Australians acknowledge there is some internet content which is not acceptable in any civilised society," Senator Conroy told reporters in Melbourne after giving the mandatory filter the green light.

"It is important that all Australians, particularly young children, are protected from this material."

The list of banned sites will be maintained by an independent body "at arms length from the government".

Senator Conroy said the list would be "compiled through a public complaints mechanism", but the government will add sites containing "known child abuse material" obtained from "highly regarded international agencies".

North Korea says it'll put on trial an American citizen who entered the country illegally .. disclosing his identity for the first time.More...

Tim Berners-Lee to head new British institute of web science

LONDON, March 22 AFP - Tim Berners-Lee, the man credited with inventing the internet, will head a new British institute for web science, Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced on Monday.More...

Pentagon investigating alleged private spy network

WASHINGTON, March 22 AFP - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Monday said he had potential concerns about an alleged spying network of contractors in Afghanistan and Pakistan run by a Pentagon official, but that he still lacked information about the reported operation.More...

US stocks drop amid health care reform, debt concerns

US stocks have fallen .. as investors digested key passage of landmark US health care reform .. and worried about the Greek debt crisis and its impact on the global economic recovery.More...

Constable dismissed over drink-driving

BRISBANE, March 22 AAP - A constable convicted of driving more than four times over the legal alcohol limit has become the first to be dismissed under new Queensland Police Service (QPS) rules.More...

Scientists conduct second Hifire test over Woomera

CANBERRA, March 22 AAP - Australian and American scientists have successfully flown an unmanned test aircraft at more five-and-a-half times the speed of sound over the South Australian outback.More...

Most US media support health care legislation

WASHINGTON, March 22 AFP - Most leading US newspapers have backed health care reform legislation championed by President Barack Obama, saying it amounted to a major change in American society.More...

Main points of Obama health care plan

President BARACK OBAMA'S health care bill .. which passed on Sunday in the House of Representatives .. aims to bring the United States closer to universal coverage than ever before.More...

US Congress passes historic health overhaul

WASHINGTON, March 22 AFP - The US Congress has passed an historic health care overhaul, handing President Barack Obama a landmark win and taking the United States closer than ever to guaranteed coverage for all Americans.More...

US Congress sends Obama historic health overhaul

WASHINGTON, March 21 AFP - The US House of Representatives has sent a historic health care overhaul to President Barack Obama, bringing the United States closer than ever before to guaranteed coverage for all Americans.More...

CANBERRA, Dec 15 AAP - The federal government is pushing ahead with its controversial plan to filter the internet, saying illegal material can be blocked "with 100 per cent accuracy and negligible impact on internet speed".More...

At last, Obama to roll out Afghan strategy

WASHINGTON, Dec 1 AFP - Barack Obama on Tuesday makes a globally awaited address on his new Afghan war plan and big troop surge strategy, shouldering the most perilous burden yet of a presidency defined by crises.More...

BERLIN, Nov 30 AFP - British rocker Peter Doherty was hauled off stage at a weekend music festival in Germany after he began singing the Nazi anthem, Deutschland, Deutschland ueber alles, during his set, reports say.More...

Young people key to making world better place: Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama has called on young people to work to make the world a better place .. saying all individuals can make a change.More...

Private, public patients cost the same for Canberra

SYDNEY, Dec 1 AAP - A private hospital patient costs the federal government almost exactly the same as a non-insured patient treated in a public hospital.More...

PERTH, Nov 30 AAP - The US Congress is poised for the kind of "robust" debate on climate change policy now dominating Australian politics, says newly appointed US ambassador Jeffrey Bleich.More...

US senators to begin fractious health care reform debate

WASHINGTON, Nov 30 AFP - The US Senate is set to begin debate on a massive health care reform bill that is a key priority for President Barack Obama but faces stiff Republican opposition and is plagued by divisions in Democratic ranks.More...

Michael Moore warns Obama over Afghanistan

TOKYO, Nov 30 AFP - Filmmaker Michael Moore has urged President Barack Obama not to expand the war in Afghanistan, as Washington prepares to announce a surge of US troops in the conflict-torn nation.More...

Atom-smasher sets record energy levels: CERN

GENEVA, Nov 30 AFP - The world's biggest atom-smasher has set a world record by accelerating to energy levels that had never been previously reached, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) said on Monday.More...

Hong Kong's carbon footprint 2nd highest in world: report

HONG KONG, Nov 30 AFP - Hong Kong has the second highest carbon footprint per capita in the world, due to the city's high consumption patterns and large volume of imports, according to a survey released in Norway.More...

WASHINGTON, Nov 29 AP - Osama bin Laden was unquestionably within reach of US troops in the mountains of Tora Bora when American military leaders made the crucial and costly decision not to pursue the terrorist leader with massive force, a Senate report says.More...

Six water bombers are battling a new fire front threatening rural properties in the north of New South Wales.More...

Dust haze eases for Sydney but Hunter still covered

SYDNEY, Nov 29 AAP - A dust haze across Sydney should completely clear on Sunday afternoon but the Hunter Valley is expected to be blanketed until evening.More...

60 fires still burning across NSW

SYDNEY, Nov 29 AAP - Cooler conditions in some parts of the state are helping firefighters get the upper hand over about 60 bushfires burning across NSW.More...

Obama welcomes Indian PM at start of state visit

WASHINGTON, Nov 24 AP - US President Barack Obama on Tuesday welcomed Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the White House, opening an elaborate state visit that will include talks designed to overcome differences on climate change and US ties with Indian rivals China and Pakistan.More...

Obama hails 'indispensable' India on Singh state visit

WASHINGTON, Nov 24 AFP - US President Barack Obama hailed India as "indispensable" on Tuesday as he welcomed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the White House on the first state visit of his presidency.More...

Norway unveils osmostic power plant, using salt to make electricity

TOFTE, Norway, Nov 24 AFP - Norway unveiled the world's first osmotic power plant on Tuesday, harnessing the energy-unleashing encounter of freshwater and seawater to make clean electricity.More...

US discussed overthrowing Saddam well before Iraq invasion

LONDON, Nov 24 AAP - Britain and the US were at odds over whether to overthrow dictator Saddam Hussein two years before the pair teamed up to invade Iraq in 2003, an inquiry has heard.More...

Obama Afghan strategy decision 'within days'

WASHINGTON, Nov 24 AFP - US President Barack Obama has concluded months of deliberations on whether to send thousands more troops to Afghanistan and will announce his decision within days, the White House said on Tuesday.More...

Wall Street surges to open week

US stocks have roared higher .. with traders focusing on a weak dollar that boosted commodities and other shares sensitive to greenback-linked movements.More...

Atom-smasher restart a 'success': scientists

GENEVA, Nov 23 AFP - Scientists on Monday hailed the restart of the the Large Hadron Collider as an "enormous success" as two beams began circulating simultaneously in the world's biggest atom-smasher.More...

James Hardie says US housing downturn near bottom

SYDNEY, Nov 23 AAP - James Hardie Industries NV says the downturn in the US housing market appears to be nearing the bottom as it looks forward to about an 18.8 per cent rise in full year underlying earnings.More...

Tuesday shapes as D-Day for Turnbull and ETS

CANBERRA, Nov 23 AAP - The future of Malcolm Turnbull's leadership and the government's emissions trading scheme may well be decided on Tuesday after five weeks of uncertainty.More...

Palin dines, prays with Rev. Billy Graham

MONTREAT, North Carolina, Nov 23 AP - Sarah Palin dined and prayed with the Reverend Billy Graham, who has counselled presidents and other politicians for decades.More...

Church of Scientology rejects allegations over girl's death

CANBERRA, Nov 23 AAP - The Church of Scientology has rejected allegations raised in federal parliament about the death of a 14-month-old girl nine years ago.More...

Alleged Fort Hood shooter paralyzed froom chest down: report

WASHINGTON, Nov 22 AFP - US Army Major Nidal Hasan, who is charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, earlier this month, is paralysed from the chest down and doctors believe his paralysis will be permanent, The Washington Post reported late on SundayMore...

Scientology still under hammer amid calls for inquiry

CANBERRA, Nov 23 AAP - For the three days leading up to soldier Edward McBride's suicide, his family say he was bombarded by telephone calls and texts from Church of Scientology members.More...